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The Swede who gave indie pop its dancing melancholy, from "Youth Novels" to "Eyeye".
Biography.
The journey and inspirations that shape Lykke Li's world.
Lykke Li writes a dark, hypnotic indie pop, between Scandinavian minimalism and choruses that stay in your head.
Born on 18 March 1986 in Ystad, Sweden, Li Lykke Timotej Svensson Zachrisson, known as Lykke Li, released her first album, "Youth Novels", in 2008.
"Wounded Rhymes" (2011), more rhythmic, contains "I Follow Rivers", one of the tracks that made her known well beyond Sweden.
Her fifth album, "Eyeye", released on 20 May 2022, reunites her with producer Björn Yttling, an accomplice on her first three records.
Page last updated on 6 October 2026
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